Monthly Archive for February, 2011

: February, 2011

A new Quinnipiac poll shows that voters still overwhelmingly approve of Andrew Cuomo and his diplomatic approach to governing, and that diminishing benefits for state workers is the most popular approach to balancing the budget.
By an almost 4-to-1 mar… …

Cuomo adviser Jeffrey Sachs is also on the health industry’s payroll.
A high Securities and Exchange Commission official also invested heavily in Bernie Madoff, according to a Daily News investigation.
Cuomo has taken a step back from his tough-on-bank… …

…That line comes compliments of the every-quotable Q pollster Mickey Carroll, who’s out with a new survey today that found New Yorkers prefer Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s charm offensive in hopes of getting lawmakers to support his budget to the all-out assault approach preferred by former Gov. Eliot “Steamroller” Spitzer. Voters 56-15 percent of the job …

Hundreds of people massed in front of the News Corporation building yesterday evening in a show of solidarity with protestors in Wisconsin who have staged a days-long sit-in at the state Capitol there.

A spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to comment on a call from a consultant to the Vatican’s highest court that the governor be denied communion because he’s divorced and living with his girlfriend, Sandra Lee. The Vatican aide said Cuomo committed a “gravely sacrilegious” act by accepting communion on the Sunday after his Jan. …

As expected, Republicans in the 26th Congressional District selected Jane Corwin to run for former Congressman Chris Lee’s seat. But it’s not yet clear sailing for the Western New York assemblywoman. Several would-be candidates spurned by GOP leaders are seeking other ballot lines and Tea Partiers might go their own way. The Democrats still have …

Late last week, a heated debate took place on the floor of the House of Representatives. Republicans pushed a series of bills cutting all government funding to several organizations traditionally supported by Democrats, including Planned Parenthood. Even though this measure has little chance of being brought up in the Senate, abortion rights advocates are up …

Tuesday was a big news day for former New York Gubernatorial candidate Tom Golisano. The Western New York billionaire officially sold the Buffalo Sabres – and has also kicked off a new push for a national popular vote. Golisano joined Liz Benjamin to talk more about his effort to do away with the electoral college–along …